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I'd play that with my first three on the A and move the C# to B to open A using my pinky.  Or cheat.  Do it fast and no one will know.

That bass line in the song that all bassists learn in early sessions (and I have since forgotten), it's even dubbed the "Green Onions feel", Duck Dunne created that.  You hear it everywhere in soul and blues.

Awww.  If you ask me, he's among the best rock, soul, and blues bassists that's ever been.  Plus he looked like somebody's uncle with his pipes and cardigans on stage.  I only saw him live once, when he was playing with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.  Neil Young and Steven Stills played so hard that David Crosby gave up, grabbed a stool from the acoustic set, turned his back to the audience and watched the show.  Graham Nash was playing along, but only playing chords on the keyboard.  No riffs or solos.  But Duck Dunne, he was right in the mix and rocking hard.  The best.  The absolute best. 

- Zurf

If I had $6500 to spend on guitars, I'd have a heck of a fly fishing raft and trailer instead. 

It's nice that we live in a world where there's people with enough money to buy such wonderful instruments, because that way there's people willing to make them.

Just to see?  Not worth it.   I see some future person's history every day. 

But given the opportunity, I'd go back to the early 17th century and fish rivers that had never seen a lure.  When the folks from the Jamestown settlement used the Discovery to explore Chesapeake Bay and James River to the fall line (which is now at Richmond), the captain's log of the Discovery recorded catching a catfish from the James River that provided a feast for the entire crew.  Imagine that on a rod and reel! 

Edit to add: I also read stories of exploration of what became known as the Cheat River valley in western Maryland.  The cartographers were also fishermen.  They reported catching over 200 trout per day dappling flies from willow branches.  Imagine fishing rivers where the fish had never seen an artificial fly.  Oh sure, there'd be cougars and wolves to concern yourself with.  That's why I'd take a hunter with me...

- Zurf

I came down to see who is on.  Turns out it's no one, but there's a few people hanging around Skype waiting for something to happen, I guess.  I may call one of you, or more if we don't mind losing video.  I'll come back and see what you're up to, as I still have a couple hours of studying to do tonight.

There was kissing and love and stuff in The Hulk.  There was lust in Iron Man, but action upon it was limited by the PG-13 rating.  And Thor, well, as a former hobbyist researcher of Norse mythology (I taught myself to read old Norse language so that I could get access to some reproductions of 14th century texts - if that's serious enough for you), I had some problems with it.  It's too cool to be atheist to allow even an ancient unpracticed religion to get air time I guess.

I would like to, but it's hard to say. 

I'm in training all this week.  In fact, I'm taking a quick break now on some homework then have to get back at it for another hour or two.  In addition, it's a long commute before and after.  Between eight hours of class, long commutes each way, and homework, plus of course having to deal with the usual "urgent" work e-mails and stuff, I'm guessing that my week is pretty much shot. 

I'll be thrilled to pop on late and leave early to make up for it if there's the chance, though.

- Zurf

Emma Thompson has made a career of it!

Welcome to Chordie, and congratulations on rediscovering guitar and making music. 

Everyone has pain when they first start again, but if you've got some kind of a growth more than a run-of-the-mill callous then that's something different.  I hope it clears up for you.  Pain is the body's way of telling you to stop doing something.  Most times we ignore it when it's finger pain, but it may make sense to try to use alternate fingerings for chords or try not to use that finger too much if it's at all possible to avoid.  If it's not possible to avoid, it may be worth getting checked out.  Maybe it's just a blister.  That's be so awesome if it were.  Think of that - 88 years old and playing 'til his fingers blister.  How freakin' cool are you?   

- Zurf